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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1925
Page
1
Former Mayor Jewett says Steve Stephenson dominates campaign for Republican mayoral nominee John L. Duvall. The claim frames Stephenson as the controlling figure in the race.
D C Stephenson, banished former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon of Indiana, now jailed on murder charges, is described as the driving force behind John L. Duvall's Republican mayoral bid. Charles W. Jewett, a former mayor, condemned Stephenson as a dominating influence in county GOP politics during a speech at Tenth Street and Keystone Avenue.
Pearl Harbor the great U S naval base is placed on war time order with heavy guard restrictions and visitor challenges. The U S S Seattle arrives at pier No 5 bearing Admiral Robert E Coontz and other top officials for the largest naval maneuvers the fleet has yet seen.
City council unanimously amended the ordinance to let City Judge Dan White name his secretary. Miss Kathryn E. Reider, previously a stenographer for Prosecutor William H. Remy, had been slated for the post but Mayor Shank objected citing the existing ordinance.
The jury trial of Robert McGaughey 25 Acton Indiana proceeded in Criminal Court before Judge James A. Collins on voluntary manslaughter charges. Prosecutor William H. Remy and defense Ira M. Holmes submitted closing arguments. McGaughey was arrested July 4 1924 after his car collided with a Rinehart vehicle in Louisville Kentucky killing Georgia Steffe and Martin Garvey. He testified he was blinded by lights from the Rinehart auto.
Police Chief Herman Rikhoff said he will pursue charges against Traffic Policeman Patrisk McMahon of 918 Fairfield Ave before presenting the case to the board of public safety. McMahon allegedly attacked Motorcycle Policeman Hiram Fischer of 1431 W Thirty-Fifth St on Monday and was suspended by Inspector Michael Glenn.
Bids on 116 miles of gravel and stone roads and 87 miles of paved highways were about 700000 under estimated costs as the State Highway Commission opened bids at the Statehouse. Engineers estimated total costs at 3853498 while tabulation listed 8163984. All gravel and stone projects were submitted within the lower range.
County auditors submit a budget requesting 43088.45 for year ending December 31 1925 to support county government and institutions. Includes 1000 for courthouse repairs 3900 for courthouse salaries 4875 for infirmary repairs 10650 for assessing expenses eight townships and a 1000 emergency fund for disease control plus 2800 for new bridges. A separate 30000 bond issue is planned for a new county garage after the old one burned. County commissioners set a 10 am Monday meeting to review.
Elmer Gay of the safety board ordered an investigation into rumors that persons were spying on members of Miss Madge Oberholtzer's family. Jerry Kinney, chief inspector of detectives, was asked to conduct a thorough examination to determine if any parties involved in the Stephenson case were prying into private family affairs.
Temperature expected to rise today and Wednesday per J H Armington of the United States Weather Bureau. Today’s 6 am low of 49 degrees tops Monday’s 44 as a mild south easterly wind relaxes, with unsettled weather and possible showers ahead.
Noblesville residents reported snow flakes falling around midday Monday in Noblesville Indiana as reported by a Times Special. The event occurred in Noblesville during April, with observers noting the snowfall in the city.
The Japanese freighter Raifuku Maru sank off Cape Sable Island near Nova Scotia just before noon while 60 crew members and six officers were aboard. The Homeric and other liners rushed to aid, but life boats failed and rescue efforts concluded with the vessel lost.
The White House said Secretary Kellogg informed American diplomats abroad that the U S Russian policy remains unchanged. President Coolidge regards the action as routine with no special significance.
Three men D C Stephenson Earl Klinck and Yarl Gentry detained in county jail face possible habeas corpus proceedings or motions to quash indictments in the Madge Oberholtzer murder case. Coroner Paul F Robinson and Dr Virgil Moon Dr R N Harger report mercury poisoning as the cause, with Moon noting unique kidney findings.
Ben W. Thompson city council president said a special session Wednesday night would decide primary voting places. He could change his mind but would not rely on George W. Coffin, Republican city chairman, who presented a list Thompson did not bring to council. Thompson finished his own list and planned to submit it at the special meeting.
The Times uses a large fleet of autos to deliver bundles to subscribers at the same time each day. If your paper does not arrive regularly or as early as it should, please call The Circulation Department at Main 3500.
Beverly Bayne, film actress, files suit for divorce from Francis X. Bushman charging desertion. She seeks custody of their child Richard. The couple married in New York on July 18, 1918 after years together in films. Bayne says Bushman deserted her February 24, 1924.
Mrs. Lillian Fox told police her husband Frank Fox planned to kill himself after saying goodbye Monday night. Investigators found Fox shot in a blacksmith shop, but authorities consider suicide likely despite earlier murder theory. Coroner noted potential for movement if brain not struck.
Police searched for a woman acquaintance of Harry Keeley after the 43 year old man was fatally shot by a woman near Talbott and Vermont Streets. Detectives pursued a specific suspect while Keeley’s family, including his mother Bert and sister Maude Owens, mourn him. A funeral is planned for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home, with burial at Crown Hill cemetery.
State Supreme Court set Friday afternoon for oral arguments in Saul I. Rabb's suit demanding the city election commissioners place his name on the Republican ballot for city judge. The case stems from an appeal of Marion County Superior Court proceedings.
In New York Dawes urged revision of Senate rules to prevent minority obstruction and protect the majority’s right to legislate. He argued end‑of‑session stalling by one or few Senators harms both Congress and the American people and called for a square deal for all.
Twenty two thousand native workers in Bloemfontein join a strike protesting police action that killed four natives during a mass meeting. Unrest spreads to Cape Town and Johannesburg as hand bills urge boycott of the Prince of Wales visit.
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Vienna reports from refugees claim mass executions of about five hundred revolu tionists and five thousand prisoners as Bulgaria conducts a wide manhunt for suspected communists. Villages are cordoned, firing squads active, and a Balkan Express sabotage report is noted amid a political shift after Zankoff.
A Belgrade dispatch to Central News quotes frontier advices stating 4000 killed and 10000 arrested in Bulgaria since the Sveti Krai cathedral bombing in Sofia. It also reports 100 peasants killed in a revolt at Vratza north of Sofia.
London observers link the Sofia cathedral disaster to a new global Bolshevik offensive. Conservative papers urge nations to root out Moscow affiliated agitators despite Soviet denials, warning of a new critical turning point marked by murders uprisings and strikes.
Minkoff, the anarchist linked to the Svet Kral Cathedral bombing that killed 160, died Monday after resisting arrest and being shot by Sofia police. The confrontation occurred as officers moved to detain him following the incident.
Captain Yankoff, identified as a ringleader in the cathedral bombing, was killed today while resisting government police efforts to arrest him. Dispatch from Sofia reports the fatal confrontation and its context.
Reports from Sofia indicate that soldiers police and special deputies throughout the country began their roundup of revolutionary suspects as officers moved to detain and question suspected agitators and organizers.
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